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AMAPro: Where are you from?GM: I’m originally from Roswell, GA. I moved about 45 minutes north to Gainesville, GA, where I now live with my wife. Right now we’re in Hawaii. It’s really nice to come out every year. It motivates me, but it’s nice to relax a little bit.

AMAPro: What was your first motorcycle?GM: My first bike was a PW50 when I was five years old. I probably had it 4 to 5 years. I was a pretty small kid, and I think the PW50 was the smallest bike you could get back then. I rode that, did some trail riding with my dad and cousin and moved up from there.

AMAPro: How did you get into riding motorcycles?GM: I think I was about five, and my cousin, a year older, got a Z50. I wanted a bike too, so my dad bought me a PW50 and I rode with my cousin all the time.

AMAPro: How long have you been with Erik Buell Racing?GM: He picked me up after Road Atlanta in 2010 so I’d say a season and three quarters. I love it, I just signed a multi-year deal with them, so I’m really excited about that. I’m having more fun now than I’ve had my whole career. It’s a really good fit for me, and I feel that Erik and I have our paths running down the same direction. Last season, we introduced the new EBR 1190. We just showed up to Mid-Ohio and ran with it! It’s a really cool bike. I’ve ridden the street bike form a few times, and it’s hands down the best street bike I’ve ever ridden, bar none.

AMAPro: What's the coolest bike you've ridden?GM:I’m going to have to say the EBR1190. It’s the most fun bike I’ve ever raced. From a shear ‘fun’ standpoint, that thing really suits my style. I can ride it like a 600cc bike, and I can carry so much corner speed. It has so much torque and grunt, you can broad-slide it when you get sideways!

AMAPro: What draws you to the sport? The competition, thrill or speed?GM:It’s changed over the course of my career. When I first started at 18. It was all about speed. Now it’s more about the competition standpoint and battling with the other riders. There are a lot of really talented riders in our series, and I don’t think we’re given enough credit worldwide for how good the competition really is. I enjoy battling one-on-one with other racers and developing the EBR 1190 for Erik.

AMAPro: What’s a typical day like for you, when you’re not at the track?GM:Typically, training. I get up and do whatever my trainer has me doing for the day, which is typically running or cycling. The rest of it is accomplishing the honey-do list [laughs]. Whether it’s landscaping around the house or what have you, it’s got to get done!

AMAPro: What are your expectations going into 2012 with Erik Buell Racing in the AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike Class?GM: I’m really hard on myself. I’d really like to start by getting the EBR on the box and take it from there. I feel really good about myself, the team and the bike, so I think we’re going to turn some heads.

AMAPro: Who’s your racing hero?GM: That’s a tough one, I kind of stumbled into racing one day. One of the first guys I really paid attention to and enjoyed watching was Mick Doohan, racing the 500GP bike. I kind of missed the Kevin Schwantz or the guys before that. If not Doohan, Valentino Rossi. It’s absolutely amazing to watch him ride!